using social media for journalism
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Using social mediafor journalism
Steve ButtryBennington Banner
March 18, 2013
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Ways to use social media• Daily routine• Find sources• Breaking news• Crowdsourcing• Investigative reporting• Distribute content
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Great for promotion, but also …• Great for reporting• Find story ideas• Crowdsource• Join the conversation (reply, retweet, ask
questions)
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• Many more users• Much info private• Tougher to search
(but search just changed)
• Not as immediate• Engage, don’t
intrude
• Great for breaking news
• Great real-time search
• Engagement not as intrusive
• Hashtags help w/ search, conversation
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Personal vs. professional use• Separate accounts OK but not necessary• Always behave professionally, even on
private accounts• Be personable on pro accounts• Presume boss will see all posts• Don’t bore pro audience
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• Connect w/ sources (balance, disclosure?)
• Check pages of agencies, people on beat• Crowdsourcing (ask on their pages as
well as yours)• Look for people in the news• Ask for permission to use photos
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Options for journalists:• Use personal FB account, all or most
public• Journalist page• Personal account, enable subscriptions
(decide which updates are public)
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Engagement issues for newsroom pages:• Images engage better than updates (put
link in text)• Not allowed to post AP photos
(thumbnails OK)• Questions engage• Frame the debate
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2 things that help most• Post photos, not updates
• Start conversations (not headlines)
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• Important for search• Find sources• Connect w/ sources in Circles• Interview by video Hangouts• Livestream Hangouts on YouTube
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• Do agencies, people on beat use?• Watch for public videos getting attention
(will often see links, mentions on Twitter)• Search for videos to use in stories• Embed in stories, blogs
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• Growing swiftly• Users share (pin, re-pin) visual content• 80% of users are women• Heavy use for food, fashion, travel• Embeddable• How might you use?
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Pottstown Mercury wanted posters• 58% increase in arrests on outstanding
warrants• 1,218 followers• Post to Facebook, too (bigger audience
than Pinterest)
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• Do agencies on beat post photos?• Search for keywords, photos, hashtags• Invite people to contribute photos • Connect w/ people posting photos• Seek permission (check conditions)• Give credit
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• “Mayor” may be good source about an org or venue (employee or customer)
• See who has checked in for event or breaking news story
• Tips might provide questions for stories• Break story w/ Foursquare “shout”
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• Connect with sources• Find new sources through connections,
groups• Discussions help find experts• Check updates, slides, travel• Search by location & keyword
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What is curation?Museum curator:• Studies topic• Chooses relevant
content (other sources & museum collection)
• Authenticates• Groups related items• Provides context• Presents exhibit
Journalism curator:• Studies topic• Chooses relevant
content (social media, blogs, staff)
• Authenticates• Groups related items• Provides context• Presents collected
content
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• Curate tweets, FB updates, videos, photos• Can be main story or social media sidebar• Easy to group related items, write text for
lead, transitions• Can embed in article template
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Geofeedia• Gathers social media reports around a
particular location automatically• DFM training just started• Available to help Bennington: Ivan Lajara
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Social fame is fleeting
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Ethical issues• Identify yourself as a journalist w/
Bennington Banner• Behave professionally on personal
accounts• Be personable on pro accounts• Verify facts• Discuss whether opinion is appropriate
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